KIEV, June 16. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia has stopped gas supplies to Ukraine, and transit to the European Union totals 185 million cubic meters per day, according to Ukrainian parliament-appointed Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan.

“To date, there is a report that gas supplies were reduced to zero. Only volumes of transit to European countries remain. They stand at 185 million cubic meters per day,” Prodan said.

“We are ready for such developments. We guarantee reliable gas supplies to Ukrainian consumers,” he said.

Russian state energy giant Gazprom on Monday switched to prepayment mode in gas supplies to Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz because Ukraine failed to pay part of its gas debt by the deadline of 10:00 Moscow time (06:00 GMT) Monday.